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Repetto: A Monumental Run For Islanders Ends In Heartbreak

The New York Islanders pushed themselves through three difficult rounds against some of the NHL’s top teams in their postseason run. They knocked out the Pittsburgh Penguins who led the East Division during the regular season and then they took out the big bad Boston Bruins. When it came to ...

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Mandell: Game 6 was a defining moment for Mathew Barzal

Heading into Wednesday night, the New York Islanders had a lot of questions, but none of them loomed as large as the ones surrounding Mathew Barzal. The Islanders star was coming off an ejection in Game 5 for a poor decision cross-checking Jan Rutta’s in the face. For Barzal, the ...

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Repetto: Barzal Ejected From Game 5 with a Game Misconduct

The Tampa Bay Lightning had already run the score up to 6-0 by the time Mathew Barzal received a major penalty as well as a game misconduct for cross-checking. Barzal and Jan Rutta exchanged words at the close of the second period when the two got into an altercation leading ...

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Repetto: Islanders' Strong Second Period Routes Game 4 Victory

The New York Islanders entered Game 4 trailing their third-round rematch against the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1. To lose last night’s matchup, it would be like adding a death sentence to the Isles season as they would head into game five in Tampa Bay, one loss away from getting bumped ...

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The Islanders Recipe for Success: Forecheck, Turnover, Counterattack

The opening contest of the New York Islanders& Tampa Bay Lightning series saw the Isles embrace their forecheck that frustrated Tampa Bay’s breakouts and forced turnovers. While the pressure was not constant—the Lightning had the better of play in the opening and closing minutes, as well as during a few ...

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Farieri: Seven Game Changers for the Islanders/Bruins Series

The Old Barn isn’t done yet as the New York Islanders eliminated the Boston Bruins in six games to force at least two more home games at Fort Neverlose. For the second straight series, the blue and orange proved another one of my predictions wrong. I had Boston ousting the ...

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Bentivenga: Four biggest takeaways from round two win over Bruins

Those pesky New York Islanders have done it again! The Islanders punched their ticket to the Stanley Cup Semifinals on Wednesday night, as they took down the Boston Bruins in six games. This series felt like deja vu from round one: the Islanders, underestimated heavily against a perennial playoff contender, ...

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Repetto: Islanders Strike on Powerplay Chances

The New York Islanders entered game five in an even 2-2 series with the Boston Bruins on Monday night. Being on the road at TD Garden, the Islanders most definitely felt the intensity of Boston’s fans and knew that their opponents would feed off their energy. Coming out of Game ...

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